Ruffin Cheek
of Orange County, NC

Ruffin Cheek, son of John CHEEK
& Susanna ESTRIDGE (ESTES), was born abt. 1815 in Orange
Co., NC, and died aft. 1880, in Orange Co., NC. He married
Elizabeth "Bettie" Lloyd, daughter of Henry LLOYD
& Elizabeth STROUD, Jan. 20, 1845, in Orange Co., NC. She was
born abt. 1822 in Orange Co., NC, and died aft. 1880 in Orange
Co., NC.

Notes

uffin Cheek may have been named after
Thomas RUFFIN
(1787-1870), a prominent politician and judge from Hillsborough,
NC. The name Ruffin enjoyed brief period of popularity in
Orange County, probably due to Thomas Ruffin's influence.

Ruffin Cheek operated a general store in Carrboro, Orange Co.,
NC. For additional information also Sketches of Major
Thomas Lloyd of Orange County, NC, and some of his
descendants by Eurene Sifax Sugg (1979).